Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-11-12


J. Porter a well known evangelist
has been conducting a series of meet
ings at the Baptist church, and has
met with some success. yet it is
evident that the people have not yet
become fully warmed up. Rev.
Brigham, of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, is causing a futter
among the people, assisted by Rev.
Barbee an evangelist of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church.
Elder ID. w. Case, according to
request, CT the Y. NJ. c. Association,
will preach a sermon to young mo
next Sunday morning at the public
school building. Young men gener
ally, and especially all connected
with this congregation are earnestly
requested to be present.
Among the visiting ministers in
GAINESVILLE this week are: Rev. b.
f. Watson, of Princeton, KY, who,
by the way, is native of Montgom-
cry county, and Rev. T. 0. Webb, OF
Charlotte, Tenn, both Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church. They
will remain few days.
The colored people of GAINESVILLE
have been securing excellent results
from their revival, which has been
going on at st. Johns Baptist church
for some weeks, under. the regular
pastor, Rev. Huston Metcalfe, as
sisted by Elder Alexander Merritt
Over sixty souls have been converted
and the good work goes bravely on.
The next issue of the CHRONICLE
will contsin more of this.
Father Gleason preached his good
bye sermon to his old congregation
last Sunday, and is now in charge OF
congregation at Nashville. The
sermon was very eloquent, and many
passages in it so pathetic that the
entire audience moved to tears more
than a dozen times. The scene which
followed the sermon was very affect
ing. The congregation are very
much attached to the Reverned
Father, and his transfer to Nashville
is regretted by all, not only in this
church, but by every Chattanoogan,
Rev. G. w. VIM pastor of the
North High street NJ. E. Church
Nashville, was presented with a
handsome wax flower memento by
the Ladies Aid Society after his ser
mon last Sunday night. The event
was touching and pleasant one.
Throughout the United States the
Baptist church claims two million
two hundred and fifty thousand
communicate being the strongest OF
Protestants denominations. The
Methodist come next with 100000.
The Lutherans have $4,000. Pres
byterian 100000. The Christian
59l, 900. The congregational 3S5,00O
Episcopalian $4,000. Uniyersalists
$4,000. Unitarians $4,000. A total
protestant membership of 6,S66,0OO
while the Roman Catholics claim
6,S00,000 members. 1t is probable
however that less than half of these
are actual communicates.
AT Memphis a shooting ARRAY oc-
Cured in negro church on Marley
Avenue, at 2 o'clock last Sunday
morning. Lindsay Robertson was
shot in the left shoulder by Wiley
Brown, with a double barreled shot
gun. Both colored. 1t is said a
woman was mixed bp in the case
The shooting occurred in the church
during the latter end of revival
service.
Father William Walsh, of st.
Bridged's church, Memphis, presided
over his old flock the last time on
last Sunday night and has gone tC
Chattanooga to take charge of one Of
the finest Catholic churches in the
State.
Six thousand people attended a re.
ception given Cardinal Gibbons al
New Orleans last Sunday.
Rev. H. l.. Burney will soon be
come citizen of GAINESVILLE.
The meeting at Oakland resulted
in fifteen or twenty additions to the
church.
Up to Sunday morning six per
sons had joined Spring Creek church
the result of the protracted meeting.
The protracted meeting at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church i
growing in interest and attendance
Services 10, q. m. and 7, p. M, each
day, and will continue through mex
week. All are welcome.